NSTF rendered possible the restoration of another masterpiece, “The Baptism of Christ” by Matteo Perez D’Aleccio (1547-1616). After carrying out some work in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, D’Aleccio was brought to Malta by the Knights and commissioned for the narrative account of the Great Siege in the Grand Council Chamber in the Grandmaster’s Palace and ‘The Baptism of Christ’ altarpiece in the St. John’s Co-Cathedral Church, Valletta. His prestigious altarpiece long remained as the centrepiece of the Church until it was moved to St. John’s Co-Cathedral Museum. The painting had suffered enormously and NSTF intervened to sponsor a thorough cleaning and restoration operation in 1999. The painting is today enjoyed by all at the Co-Cathedral’s Museum.